John King

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John King may refer to:

Politics

• John King, 2nd Baron King (1706–1740), English MP and peer
• John King (New York congressman) (1775–1836), United States Representative from New York
• John Alsop King (1788–1867), Governor of New York, 1857–1859
• John Pendleton King (1799–1888), United States Senator from Georgia
• John W. King (1918–1996), Governor of New Hampshire, 1963–1969

Entertainment

• John 'Dusty' King (1909–1987), American actor
• John Reed King (1914–1979), American radio and TV gameshow host
• John Michael King (born 1926), American actor
• John King, lead guitarist for American rock band The Litter
• John King (producer), American music producer, one of the Dust Brothers
• John King (ukulelist) (1953–2009), American ukulele player

Sports

• John King (cricketer) (1871–1946), English cricketer
• Bart King (1873–1965), American cricketer, real name John Barton King
• John William King (cricketer) (1908–1953), English cricketer and nephew of John King, the English cricketer
• John King (footballer) (born 1938), English footballer and manager
• Johnny King (born 1943), Australian rugby league footballer
• John King (athlete) (born 1963), English long jumper

Religion

• John King (Bishop of London) (1559–1621), English clergyman, Bishop of London, 1611–1621
• John King (Rector of Chelsea) (1652–1732), English clergyman
• John King (Master of Charterhouse) (c1655-1737), English clergyman and headmaster

Others

• John King (pirate) (c.1708–1717), juvenile pirate in the crew of "Black Sam" Bellamy, the youngest pirate on record
• John King (explorer) (1838–1872), Irish soldier and member of the Burke and Wills expedition in Australia
• John King (sailor) (1865–1938), Irish-born United States Navy chief petty officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor twice
• John Daniel King (1904–1982), American architect
• John King, Baron King of Wartnaby (1917–2005), English businessman, chairman of British Airways, 1981–1993, who led it through privatisation
• John King (journalist) (born 1963), American journalist for CNN
• John King (author), English author of novels such as The Football Factory
• John King, American murderer of James Byrd, Jr. in 1998

Other things

• USS John King (DDG-3), United States Navy Guided Missile Destroyer, named for the Medal of Honor recipient
• John A. King House, historic house in Lake Butler, Florida
• John King (spirit), spirit whom several 19th-century mediums claimed to channel

[edit] See also

• Jack King (disambiguation)
• Jon King (disambiguation)
• Jonathan King, singer
• Jonathan King (film director)
• John Dashwood-King (disambiguation)

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